Hey, I'm Raena

I'm a geeky chick living in Melbourne, Australia. I like knitting, riding my bike, coffee, wine, reading, and building little bits of fluff for the Web.

I blog

• Let's all play Breeder Bingo!

  That's right, girls. Get out of those universities and workplaces and stop making excuses. Your country needs you to get on your backs to make babies for Australia.

  15 February 2010, 12:09 am

• Pass/Fail Fail: When Designers Think Design Solves Everything

  What Tyler's produced really doesn't hit the spot. It's pretty, sure, but I'm having a lot of trouble seeing how these redesigns actually solved a genuine problem. All that seems to be happening here is an exercise in how it would be totes awse to use his favourite display typeface.

  9 February 2010, 11:50 pm

• HOWTO: Epic Lazy Lemon Slice

  I made a lemon slice and took it into work today. It may well be the laziest lemon slice recipe in the world. Go for it!

  7 February 2010, 9:15 pm

• iSnack 2.0? Seriously?

  Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame.

  27 September 2009, 12:48 am

• Paywalls and News

  Don't whinge and say "well mainstream media sux too omg," because a decent journo with a quality bullshit filter still beats some pimply-faced yoof's two-minute brainfarts on YouTube any day of the week.

  15 August 2009, 7:36 pm

• An "I TOLD you so" moment

  Gee whiz, what a revelation from one Robert Scoble.

  12 August 2009, 6:45 pm

• Yet Another Reason to Love the Kindle

  Without a cover, no one need know that you're getting your fix of [cheesy vampire action](http://www.thetwilightsaga.com/). Death to scornful poseurs.

  14 July 2009, 11:52 pm

• Green Avatars for Iran: An Exercise in Slacktivism

  The real action is happening in Iran. Don't confuse solidarity with action. You're not rocking the free world by being a spectator.

  23 June 2009, 8:42 pm

• "Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input."

  Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

  18 May 2009, 1:55 pm

• There's more to NetRegistry's naughty nurses

  NetRegistry's doctors and nurses stand at CeBIT ruffled some feathers. I didn't think the nurses alone were all that bad, but there's more to this story to cause disappointment. Here's why.

  17 May 2009, 12:49 am

• I'm on a Twitter diet

  I'm drastically reducing my use of Twitter. You can read about that over here at Twitip, which is (unsurprisingly) a blog all about Twitter tips. One thing I very imply quite strongly is that Twitter is like junk food, and...

  2 April 2009, 6:04 pm

• Sexy Web Design

  It’s here! Sexy Web Design is out now. It’s the first book I’ve edited so I’m extra thrilled. The book goes through the process of creating a design, from brief through research through to design and deliverables. It’s a...

  18 March 2009, 3:18 am

• The Wonderful World of Unicode

  ☕ HOT BEVERAGE The most delicious of all the Unicode characters. ♘ WHITE CHESS KNIGHT Alternately, “OMG HORSIE!” ♨ HOT SPRINGS Alternately, delicious pancake. ☋ DESCENDING NODE Ideal for tweeting about your latest piercing. 〠 POSTAL MARK FACE Japan: awesome....

  3 March 2009, 6:16 pm

• Get your Social Marketing Bullshit Bingo Card

  I love what I do but sometimes I feel like I need to get all the weird internet-isms out of my system. So, without further ado: It has gradients! It has a beta label! It has curved corners!1 It has...

  25 February 2009, 4:25 am

• The insignificance of Twitter

  Almost a hundred people are dead and thousands are homeless from the Victorian bushfires as I write this. It is a horrible tragedy and I am thinking good thoughts for everyone. Meanwhile: Wow. Really? Sure, Twitter is great, but let’s...

  8 February 2009, 1:30 pm

I tweet

• I'm entering @Crust_Pizza #CrustFreePizzaFriday and I'm STARVING, too.

  29 July 2010, 6:24 pm

• Next time I spend forever in a queue, I shallbring knitting.

  29 July 2010, 8:49 am

• @BluntNate goodnight! :D

  29 July 2010, 8:16 am

• @bcshort you and your very short line

  29 July 2010, 7:54 am

• RT @BluntNate: Live from the iPhone 4 launch! http://youtu.be/RxmJhHwirRw wool!

  29 July 2010, 7:22 am

• Movement in the line! Sorta.

  29 July 2010, 6:59 am

• @Texas 400 or something. The madness.

  29 July 2010, 6:06 am

• Free coffee veddy nice yes http://yfrog.com/f1bzbj

  29 July 2010, 5:24 am

• @upandatthem "Hallo is this Malory? This is TEH INTERNETS"

  29 July 2010, 5:22 am

• @bcshort holy crap I'm surprised. Specially after the piss poor iPad turnout at Next Byte.

  29 July 2010, 5:16 am

• Optus George Street line is now all around the block. Big Brother's Mike is here. Also: @BluntNate is roaming about; wave to the camera!

  29 July 2010, 4:48 am

• @BluntNate AMAZING

  29 July 2010, 3:27 am

• @BluntNate dude George St? Send pics!

  29 July 2010, 2:56 am

• @Sffarlenn_net pffft, you're a Melbourne boy. Cold for these Sydney kids is like a balmy 15C.

  29 July 2010, 2:54 am

• @sentience don't give in to the centre! I hear Vodafone here has drinks and Telstra Tlife has Matt Preston.

  29 July 2010, 2:53 am

• @bcshort woop!

  29 July 2010, 2:43 am

• @Sffarlenn_net I do, yet here I am!

  29 July 2010, 2:43 am

• iPhone queue shiiit yeeeeees (@ Optus Store - George St) http://4sq.com/dxfifl

  29 July 2010, 2:36 am

• Oh hi, Twitter

  28 July 2010, 8:29 pm

• @juicymango Guillermo del Socko. :D

  26 July 2010, 9:43 pm

I take photos

I like music

• Dj Texas – VousDeux – Live @ Halo

  23 February 2010, 9:19 pm

• Midnight Oil – Redneck Wonderland

  17 February 2010, 9:53 pm

• Midnight Oil – The Dead Heart

  17 February 2010, 9:23 pm

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Basement Jaxx – Peter Gunn [Live] / Where's Your Head At [Head-a-pella]

  9 February 2010, 8:11 pm

• N.A.S.A. – Money (Grant Phabao Remix)

  4 February 2010, 8:58 pm

• Pance Party – My Sunny G's

  4 February 2010, 7:07 pm

• Dj Texas – The Squirm Mix

  6 January 2010, 5:36 pm

• iriXx – eleison

  17 December 2009, 4:08 am

• Dj Texas – Foundation5_09

  13 December 2009, 9:41 pm

• ElectroSound – Hustler's Dream

  26 November 2009, 9:22 pm

• The Young Lovers – Love You Madly

  26 November 2009, 8:14 pm

• Midnight Juggernauts – Into The Galaxy

  18 October 2009, 5:51 pm

• Midnight Juggernauts – Road To Recovery (Miami Horror remix)

  5 October 2009, 7:23 am

• Gnarls Barkley – Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)

  4 October 2009, 9:49 pm

• Bloc Party – One More Chance (Alex Metric Remix)

  1 October 2009, 2:06 am

• WOW – Future Ghost (Pink Frost Remix)

  28 September 2009, 8:12 pm

• Waiter – Butterfly

  28 September 2009, 8:02 pm

• DJ Dan – I Don't Care (Hot Mouth Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:43 pm

• Douster & Arcade – Wasted

  28 September 2009, 6:42 pm

• Dillinja – Twist 'Em Out (Proper Villains Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:29 pm

• Delorean – Seasun (John Talabot's Kids & Drums Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:22 pm

• Gorillaz – Sound Check (Gravity)

  13 August 2009, 6:17 pm

• The Young Punx – Mashitup (Goshi Goshi Mix)

  12 August 2009, 8:07 pm

• Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker (LunyP Zoom Zoom Boom Boom Edit)

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Radiohead – Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Evermore – Hey Boys and Girls (Diamond Cut Remix)

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Arcade Fire – Wake Up

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• The Prodigy – Funky Shit

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• The Presets – Together

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• Leventina – Nightshift (Original Mix)

  8 July 2009, 10:42 pm

• Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Zodiac Cartel Mix) (Extended Mix)

  11 March 2009, 7:28 pm

• Phoenix – 1901 (Mr Vega remix)

  11 March 2009, 7:24 pm

• Bit Crushers – Wanna Ride (DJ Fame Remix)

  25 February 2009, 9:46 pm

• U-Gene – Electrocast #23

  31 August 2008, 6:43 pm

• Hoodoo Gurus – Miss Freelove '69

  4 June 2008, 5:49 pm

• Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music – Love Is the Drug

  22 April 2008, 11:03 pm

• The Chemical Brothers – Under The Influence

  22 April 2008, 9:21 pm

• The Bad Luck Charms – Twenty Steps To Paradise

  22 April 2008, 9:14 pm

• Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire – 11:11

  22 April 2008, 6:17 pm

• Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire – Core and Rind

  22 April 2008, 5:47 pm

• Ash – Angel Interceptor

  19 April 2008, 10:25 am

• Bachelor Of Arts – Dazed and Confused

  19 April 2008, 10:25 am